BIBLE, REVISION OF THE ENGLISH VERSION OF. 



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The Eight Eev. the Bishop of ST. DAVID'S (Chair- 

 man), Abergwili Palace, Carmarthen. 



The Very Eev. the Dean of CANTERBURY, Deanery, 

 Canterbury. 



The Yen. Archdeacon HARBISON, Canterbury. 



The Ven. Archdeacon KOSE, Houghton Conquest, 

 Ampthill. 



The Kev. Canon SELWYN, Cambridge. 



The Eev. Dr. KAY, Great Leighs, Chelmsford. 



The Eev. Dr. ALEXANDER, Edinburgh. 



K. L. BENSLY, Esq., University Library, Cambridge. 



Professor CHENERY, Reform Club, London. 



The Eev. Professor DAVIDSON, Edinburgh. 



The Eev. Dr. DAVIES, Baptist College, Eegent's Park, 

 London. 



The Eev. Dr. DOUGLAS, Glasgow. 



The Eev. Principal FAIRBAIRN, Glasgow. 



The Eev. F. FIELD, Heigham, Norwich. 



The Eev. J. D. GEDEN, Wesleyan College, Manches- 

 ter. 



The Eev. Dr. GINSBURG, Holm Lea, Binfield, Brack- 

 nell, Berks. 



The Eev. Dr. GOTCH, Baptist College, Bristol. 



The Eev. Professor LEATHES, King's College, Lon- 

 don. 



The Eev. Canon PEROWNE, Trinity College, Cam- 

 bridge. 



The Eev. Professor PLUMPTRE : Pluckley, Ashford. 



The Eev. Professor WEIR, University, Glasgow. 



W. ALOIS WRIGHT, Esq. (Secretary), Trinity College, 

 Cambridge. 



NEW-TESTAMENT COMPANY. 



The Eight Eev. the Bishop of WINCHESTER, Winches- 

 ter House. London. 



The Eight Eev. the Bishop of GLOUCESTER and BRIS- 

 TOL (Chairman), Palace. Gloucester. 



The Eight Eev. the Bishop of SALISBURY, Palace, 

 Salisbury. 



The Very^ Eev. the Dean of WESTMINSTER, Deanery, 

 Westminster. 



The Very Eev. Dr. SCOTT, Dean of Eochester, Eoch- 

 ester. 



The Ven. the Prolocutor, The Prebendal, Aylesbury. 



The Rev. Canon BLAKESLEY, Vicarage, Ware. 



The Most Eev. the Archbishop of DUBLIN, Palace, 

 Dublin. 



The Eight Eev. the Bishop of ST. ANDREW'S, The 

 Feu House, Perth. 



The Eev. Dr. ANGUS, Baptist College, Eegent's Park, 

 London. 



The Eev. Dr. DAVID BROWN, Free Church College, 

 Aberdeen. 



The Eev. Professor EADIE, Glasgow. 



The Eev. F. J. A. HORT, Cambridge. 



The Eev. W. G. HUMPHRY, Vicarage, St. Martin's-in- 

 the-Fields, London. 



The Eev. Canon KENNEDY, Cambridge. 



The Ven. Archdeacon LEE, Dublin. 



The Eev. Canon LIGHTFOOT, Trinity College, Cam- 

 bridge. 



The Eev. Professor MILLIGAN, University, Aberdeen. 



The Eev. Professor MOULTON, Wesleyan College, 

 Eichmond, Surrey. 



The Eev. Professor NEWTH, London. 



The Eev. Professor EGBERTS, St. Andrew's. 



The Eev. Dr. G. VANCE SMITH, York. 



The Eev. Dr. SCRIVENER. Gerrans, Grampound. 



Dr. TREGELLES, Plymouth. 



The Eev. Dr. VAUGHAN, Master of the Temple, Lon- 

 don. 



The Eev. Canon WESTCOTT, Peterborough. 



The Rev. J. TROUTBECK (Secretary), Westminster. 



The following were the rules adopted for 

 their guidance in the work of revision : 



To introduce as few alterations as possible in the 

 text of the Authorized Version consistently with 

 faithfulness. 



To limit, as far as possible, the expression of such 



alterations to the language of the Authorized and 

 earlier English versions. 



Each company to go twice over the portion to be 

 revised, once provisionally, the second time finally, 

 and on principles of voting as hereinafter is pro- 

 vided. 



That the text to be adopted be that for which the 

 evidence is decidedly preponderating ; and that, when 

 the text so adopted differs from that from which the 

 Authorized Version was made, the alteration be indi- 

 cated in the margin. 



To make or retain no change in the text on the sec- 

 ond final revision by each company, except two thirds 

 of those present approve of the same, but on the first 

 revision to decide by simple majorities. 



In every case of proposed alteration that may have 

 given rise to discussion, to defer the voting thereupon 

 till the next meeting whensoever the same shall be 

 required by one third of those present at the meeting, 

 such intended vote to be announced in the notice for 

 the next meeting. 



To revise the headings of chapters, pages, para- 

 graphs, italics, and punctuation. 



To refer, on the part of each company, when con- 

 sidered desirable, to divines, scholars, and literary 

 men, whether at home or abroad, for their opinions. 



That the work of each company be communicated 

 to the other as it is completed, in order that there 

 may be as little deviation from uniformity in language 

 as possible. 



That the special or by-rules for each company be 

 as follows : 1. To make all corrections in writing pre- 

 vious to the meeting. 2. To place all the corrections 

 due to textual considerations on the left-hand mar- 

 gin, and all other corrections on the right-hand mar- 

 gin. 3. To transmit to the chairman, in case of being 

 unable to attend, the corrections proposed in the por- 

 tion agreed upon for consideration. 



The revision enterprise had been thus far, 

 alike in its inception and prosecution, confined 

 to Great Britain ; but it was for many reasons 

 desirable that the American churches should 

 become connected with the movement. In 

 July, 1870, the committee were authorized by 

 the House of Convocation " to invite the co- 

 operation of some American divines " ; and 

 Bishop Wilberforce and Dean Stanley under- 

 took to act for them in opening communication. 

 In August following, Dr. Joseph Angus, Presi- 

 dent of Regent's Park College, London, one 

 of the British revisers, arrived in New York, 

 with a circular letter from Bishop Ellicott, em- 

 powering him to take the requisite steps for 

 forming an American committee of revision. 

 In consultation with Dr. Philip Schaff, who 

 from the first entered with the warmest zeal 

 into the movement, and continued to its close 

 a leading and most efficient supporter, a list of 

 names of American scholars and a draft of 

 rules of co-operation were prepared and sub- 

 mitted to the British committee and substan- 

 tially approved. It was naturally the wish of 

 the English body that the Episcopal Church in 

 America should take a leading part in the 

 work of revision. To their disappointment, 

 the American House of Bishops declined to 

 commit itself formally to the enterprise, though 

 without restricting the free action of its indi- 

 vidual members. About two months after, an 

 invitation was sent to certain scholars to meet 

 in New York, preparatory to forming the re- 

 quisite organization. They met in December, 



